You're DAT scores are solid, DO NOT retake your DAT. Unless you really and truly believe you can do better, but those scores will get you into a whole bunch of schools. It's just your gpa holding you back, I'm not real savvy on master's and post-bacc programs, so I'll let the other people chime in on that. I wouldn't apply this cycle with that GPA. I'd do something to bring that GPA back up, but dental schools don't really care about the 40 hour a week work life and whatnot unless your application is at least DECENT. Then that stuff plays a factor. So GPA and DAT come first, you have 1/2 solid. Now comes the GPA work...